CLINICAL CHKONICLES. 
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were coasting, and ran away down one of our steepest hills, 
bringing up very suddenly against a team harnessed to a large 
truck, which was backed up to the sidewalk, starting them and 
throwing Mr. Otis’s near mare to the ground with great violence. 
I was called, but being out of town at the time, did not arrive 
until an hour after the accident occurred, and then found the 
mare with a complete luxation of the tibia and astragabus of the 
left hind leg, so that the tibia and the metatarsus formed a com¬ 
plete right angle, the left hoof extending out and anterior to the 
right hind leg. The mare was helped to the stable, about two 
blocks off, and thrown upon the right side on a bed of straw, at 
about 5:30 p. m., and ether being administered through the kind¬ 
ness of S. Hasbrouck, M.D., the hat rope was placed around her 
ankle and the hoof pulled upwards and outwards as far as possi¬ 
ble, with one hand on the metatarsus and the other on the ealca- 
reus. The joint was then twisted into place, with a grating 
sound, apparently with no pain to the patient. It was then 
placed in strong hickory splints, with linen bandages, and she 
was allowed to rise, which she did with very little help, and 
walked to her stall, a large box about fifteen feet away, put in 
slings and left alone until 9 p. m., when her temperature was 103° 
F., pulse 80, and respiration irregular and fast. Gave thirty 
minims of aconite B. P., and twenty minims every two hours 
after until 9 a. m. of the 16th, when her temperature had fallen 
to 1011° F., pulse 56, respiration regular and easy. Was fed 
two quarts of bran, with a quart of oats soaked in it, which she 
ate greedily. As there was some swelling, extending from the 
superior tibial region to the ankle, the bandages were, replaced to 
accommodate it. Appetite excellent all day; at 9 f. m. temper¬ 
ature was 1051°, pulse 60 
January 17th, was a little uneasy through the night, but bore 
a little weight on the toe. Appetite good; temperature 101° F., 
pulse 48 at 9 a.m. • 
January 18th, temperature and pulse were normal, the mare 
standing on the leg long enough to use it a little. Bandages 
were removed, and leg fomented with hot water and hand rubbed 
about twenty minutes, when the bandages were replaced. 
